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DX to watch for
The latest DX World weekly bulletin (PDF) has lots of newsy updates about expeditions to 6W Senegal, 3Y0L Peter I, FW3GT Wallis and Futuna, VP0SG South Georgia Is., and more.
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FW3GT, Wallis & Futuna Is. Oct. 31-Nov. 14, 2026
3Y0L, Peter I Is. Late Jan. 2027
6O6X, Somalia QRV Feb. 15, 2027
DX Bulletins from DXWorld.net
Recent DX activations...
CY0S, Sable Is. Mar. 19-31, 2026
3Y0K, Bouvet Is. February 2026
KP5/NP3VI, Desecheo Is. Jan. 12-Feb. 12, 2026
FW7AA, Wallis Island Nov. 16-29, 2024
XT2MD, Burkina Faso Oct. 31-Nov. 11, 2024
N5J, Jarvis Is. Aug. 5-20, 2024
New for all Orca members this year is a club competition we're calling the Orca Challenge. The aim is to promote contest activity within the club.
The Orca Challenge runs parallel to the PNW Club Challenge (PNW Cup). The calendar consists of the 11 contests of the PNW Club Challenge, plus the RAC Winter and RAC Canada Day contests, and the BC QSO Party.
Rules and more about the Orca Challenge
Tops in Tokens So Far...
Orca members were out in force for CQWW SSB on Oct. 24-25, 2026, with 13 stations on the air. Leading the scoreboard once again was Ken VE7BC near 100 Mile House, who earned another two tokens (one for being among the top three Orca scores, and another for participating and submitting a log).
Next was Gabor VE7JH, operating at Duane VE7UF's superstation in Comox, followed by Perry VE7DX in Courtenay to round out the top three Orca scores.
See the leader board for the Orca Challenge
Next Up: CQWW DX CW Nov. 28-29
Orca members are encouraged to get on for ARRL Sweepstakes CW and SSB in November (they're great fun), but the next major upcoming event for the Orca Challenge is CQWW CW contest on Nov. 28-29.
Submit your log to CQWW CW no later than 2359 UTC Dec. 1. Once you've done that, post your score to 3830 Contest Scores so it is entered in both the PNW Cup and Orca Challenge.
SSB Sweeptakes next for PNW Challenge
The PNW Challenge got started with CQWW RTTY in September, CQWW SSB in October, and ARRL Sweepstakes CW in November. Things heat up again with Nov. 21-23 Sweepstakes SSB, and CQWW CW on Nov. 28-29.
To add your scores to the Orca total, after each contest be sure to post your raw score (prior to the log due date) to the 3830 Scores website.
See Orca's PNW Cup page
2026 BCQP contest report now online
Thanks to all who participated in the 2026 running of the BC QSO Party February 7-8. The final comprehensive post-contest report and results are now in, and can be viewed online.
2026 comprehensive report
2026 BC Results (PDF) | 2026 W/VE/DX Results (PDF)
View all BCQP Results and Contest Reports
Contest Corner
Worked All Europe DX RTTY Nov. 14-15, 2026 (rules).
JIDX Phone Nov. 14-15, 2026 (rules).
OK/OM DX CW Nov. 14-15, 2026 (rules).
ARRL Sweepstakes SSB Nov. 21-23, 2026 (rules).
CQWW DX CW Nov. 28-29, 2026 (rules).
ARRL 160M Contest Dec. 4-6, 2026 (rules).
FT Challenge Dec. 5-6, 2026 (rules).
Recent contest activity...
ARRL Sweepstakes CW Nov. 7-9, 2026 (rules).
CQWW DX SSB Oct. 24-25, 2026 (rules).
California QSO Party (CQP) Oct. 3-4, 2026 (rules).
CQWW DX RTTY Sep. 26-27, 2026 (rules).
Post your scores on the 3830 reflector.
